Ibadan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ibadan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$658	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1440	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	74
😀 Quality of life	38	88
🏙️ Population	2.56M	459K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 73% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7566th and 978th ($658 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 841st in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 8113th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ibadan	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.77	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$0.86	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.09%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$479	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.65	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.57	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.78	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.58	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.64	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.24	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.51	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$41.8	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1576	$16143

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Cities near Ibadan

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Oyo	$639
68 km or 42 mi	Abeokuta	$995
72 km or 45 mi	Ife	$670
83 km or 51 mi	Osogbo	$575
120 km or 74 mi	Lagos	$946
141 km or 88 mi	Ilorin	$518
142 km or 88 mi	Akure	$488
145 km or 90 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
173 km or 107 mi	Save	$654
176 km or 109 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
185 km or 115 mi	Owo	$531
201 km or 125 mi	Cotonou	$830
214 km or 133 mi	Abomey	$596
223 km or 138 mi	Benin	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Warri	$786
308 km or 191 mi	Atakpame	$657
329 km or 204 mi	Lome	$759
345 km or 214 mi	Onitsha	$795
348 km or 216 mi	Sotouboua	$656
354 km or 220 mi	Sokode	$656
367 km or 228 mi	Kpalime	$665
372 km or 231 mi	Awka	$693
381 km or 237 mi	Hohoe	$727
381 km or 237 mi	Minna	$692
384 km or 238 mi	Kara	$661
390 km or 242 mi	Ho	$500
405 km or 252 mi	Owerri	$1364
409 km or 254 mi	Enugu	$564
434 km or 270 mi	Abuja	$1375
445 km or 277 mi	Umuahia	$773
450 km or 280 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
458 km or 285 mi	Aba	$591
475 km or 295 mi	Tema	$583
476 km or 295 mi	Ashaiman	$697
484 km or 301 mi	Koforidua	$762
495 km or 308 mi	Accra	$927
520 km or 323 mi	Kaduna	$323
558 km or 347 mi	Calabar	$373
570 km or 354 mi	Tamale	$666
582 km or 362 mi	Zaria	$517

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769